Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario

• TVDSB Board of Trustees calls special meeting as staff absences rise

  Tuesday's special meeting of the Thames Valley District School Board's Board of Trustees will feature updates from local medical officers of health to help address staff shortages.

  Health

  Apr 8
  
• Education union concerned as mask mandates lift in London, Ont.-area schools

  Along with schools, mask mandates are now also lifted in most public settings across Ontario, including shopping malls, restaurants and grocery stores.

  Health

  Mar 21
  
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• With school year fast approaching, the push is on to vaccinate London students aged 12-17

  The TVDSB says that students aged 12 to 17 will need to receive their first COVID-19 shot by Saturday to ensure they'll be fully vaccinated by the time school starts.

  Education

  Jul 22, 2021
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• Experts rally around doctor on Ontario COVID-19 science table amid conflict of interest allegations

  While Dr. David Fisman serves as a member of Ontario's COVID-19 science table, he has also done paid consulting work with the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario.

  Health

  Jan 27, 2021
• Coronavirus: Concerns raised over Ontario’s back-to-school plan

  With one more month until a new school year begins, concerns are being raised towards the province's back-to-school plan.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2020
• Re-installation of Samuel de Champlain statue postponed in Orillia, Ont.

  The re-installation's deferment will allow for progress of the implementation of the recommendations by the monument's working group, which formed in 2018.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2020
• Hamilton teachers’ union has concerns over Ontario’s push for live videoconferencing amid COVID-19

  The union boss for Hamilton's elementary teachers says he's not sure "what the payoff is" in Ontario's recent directive to increase live videoconferencing during COVID-19.

  Education

  May 13, 2020
• Ontario elementary teachers ratify contract deal with Ford government

  The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario says 97 per cent of its teacher members voted in favour of the three-year deal.

  Education

  Apr 28, 2020
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• Ontario government strikes deals with French language, elementary teachers’ unions

  Ontario has reached tentative contract agreements with the unions representing the province's 12,000 French-language teachers and 83,000 elementary teachers.

  Education

  Mar 31, 2020
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• Ontario elementary teachers get salary, benefits boosts in tentative contract deal

  Ontario's elementary teachers have agreed to salary increases of one per cent a year for three years, but will get higher benefit increases than the government originally sought.

  Education

  Mar 31, 2020